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Foreign and domestic takeovers in Germany: First comparative evidence on the post-acquisition target performance using new data

Weche Gelübcke, John P. - 2012

This study provides the first comparative evidence of foreign and domestic acquisitions in Germany. A propensity score … acquisitions to account for a general takeover effect. The study is based on new high-quality panel data for manufacturing … Germany which find significant productivity improvements and no changes in terms of employment. These findings are of …

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International M&A : evidence on effects of foreign takeovers

Mattes, Anselm - 2010

In this empirical paper I address the effects of international mergers and acquisitions (M&A) on the acquired firms. International direct investments in the home country are usually welcomed and considered to be beneficial for growth, employment, productivity and technological progress. This is...

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Ausländische Unternehmen und Übernahmeeffekte : neue Fakten für Deutschland

Weche, John P. - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 93 (2013) 4, pp. 247-251

Germany is one of the most important FDI infl ow countries worldwide. Recently, a new database on foreign ownership became …

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Foreign ownership and firm performance in German services: First evidence based on official statistics

Weche Gelübcke, John P. - 2011

This study provides first comprehensive analyses of foreign-controlled enterprises in the German service sector based on new micro data from official statistics. Various performance measures were examined by comparing unconditional and conditional means and quantile regression techniques were...

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The impact of locating production abroad on activities at home

Kleinert, Jörn; Toubal, Farid - 2007

We analyze whether firms that establish their first affiliate in a foreign country have a different pattern of growth in output, employment, capital and productivity than firms that remain national. We use firm-level data on German multinational activities and appropriate matching techniques to...

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The impact of horizontal and vertical FDI on labor demand for different skill groups

Mattes, Anselm - 2009

This paper analyzes the determinants and effects of firm-level FDI flows on the basis of German micro-level data. Concering the determinants of FDI, I differentiate between different target regions and motivations for FDI (market seeking/horizontal FDI versus cost reducing/vertical FDI). The...

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Multinational resilience or dispensable jobs? : German FDI and employment in the Czech Republic around the Great Recession

Eisermann, Merlind; Moritz, Michael; Stockinger, Bastian - 2015

This article investigates the employment development of Czech-based firms in German ownership in the years around the Great Recession of 2008/2009. The intense involvement of German firms in the economy of the neighboring country via foreign direct investment (FDI) raises the question whether...

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Cross-Border Investment, Heterogeneous Workers, and Employment Security - Evidence from Germany

Bachmann, Ronald - 2011

We analyze how foreign direct investment (FDI) affects employment security using administrative micro data for German employees. FDI intensity is measured at the industry level, which enables us to take into account the sum of direct effects at the investing firms as well as indirect effects of...

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Employment effect of innovation

Kancs, D'Artis; Siliverstovs, Boriss - 2019

setup and relaxing the linearity assumption. Using a large international firm-level panel data set for OECD countries and …

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Employment effect of innovation

Kancs, D'Artis; Siliverstovs, Boriss - 2015

-econometric analysis is based on a large international panel data set from the EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard. Employing flexible …

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